Critter Science

The Arabian Wolf

15 October, 2025
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Canine Facts, Daily Critter Facts, Land Mammal Facts

The Arabian wolf is a subspecies of the grey wolf. They are the smallest recognized subspecies of wolf. These canines hail from the Arabian Peninsula, to the west of Bahrain, as well as Oman, southern Saudi Arabia, and also Yemen

The Steadily Disappearing Wild Bactrian Camel

14 October, 2025
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Daily Critter Facts, Land Mammal Facts, Ungulate Facts

The wild bactrian camel is closely related but not ancestral to the domestic bactrian camel. They hail from Northwest China and southwestern Mongolia. Sadly, these creatures face the threats of habitat loss and destruction

The Humboldt’s Hog-Nosed Skunk

13 October, 2025
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Daily Critter Facts, Land Mammal Facts, Mustelid Facts

The Humboldt’s hog-nosed skunk, aka Patagonian hog-nosed skunk, hails from the open grassy areas in the Patagonian regions of South Argentina and Chile, in South America. These skunks face the threats of hunting and trapping for their pelts. Their pelts were exported a great deal between 1960 – 1980. They […]

The Rufous Hummingbird

10 October, 2025
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The rufous hummingbird is best known for their incredible flying prowess, flying upwards of 2,000 miles during migration routes. These birds are 1 of 9 known species in the genus Selasphorus. They are an interesting species of bird

The Kerry Slug

9 October, 2025
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Daily Critter Facts, Gastropod Facts

The Kerry slug, aka Kerry spotted slug, is a medium-to-large sized, air-breathing land slug that hails from the family of roundback slugs, Arionidae. Even though these critters are found in south-western Ireland—including County Kerry, they are more widespread

The Dixie Valley Toad

8 October, 2025
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Amphibian Facts, Daily Critter Facts, Toad Facts

The Dixie Valley toad is the first new toad species to be described from the United States since the description of the Wyoming toad about 49 years earlier. These toads face the threats of habitat loss and destruction at the hands of

The Black-Chested Buzzard Eagle

7 October, 2025
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Bird Facts, Daily Critter Facts, Predatory Bird Facts

The black-chested buzzard eagle, aka black buzzard-eagle, gray buzzard-eagle, or Chilean blue eagle, can be seen throughout most of South America and is known for their powerful, bulky-looking build. These raptors face the threats of

The Central Rock-Rat

6 October, 2025
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Daily Critter Facts, Land Mammal Facts, Rodent Facts

The central rock-rat, aka Australian native mouse, central thick-tailed rock-rat, and Macdonnell Range rock-rat, hails only from Australia. They are 1 of 5 rock rat species native to Australia. These rodents face the threats of

The Perez’s Snouted Frog

3 October, 2025
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Amphibian Facts, Daily Critter Facts, Frog Facts

The Perez’s snouted frog is but 1 of the only 2 species in the genus Edalorhina in the family Leptodactylidae. They can be found in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru, and potentially in Bolivia. These frogs prefer subtropical or tropical

The White-Bellied Heron

2 October, 2025
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The white-bellied heron, aka great white-bellied heron or imperial heron, is a sizable species of heron that dwells only in the foothills of the eastern Himalayas in northeast India and Bhutan to northern Myanmar